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Earnings (Loss) Per Share for Talen Energy Corporation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted EPS Computations

Reconciliations of the amounts of income and shares of Talen Energy Corporation common stock (in thousands) for the period ended March 31 used in the EPS calculation are:

		Three Months
		2016				2015
Income (Numerator)
Net Income (Loss)		$	151			$	96
Shares of Common Stock (Denominator)
Weighted-average shares - Basic EPS		128,526				83,524
Add incremental non-participating securities:
Share-based payment awards		492				—
Weighted-average shares - Diluted EPS		129,018				83,524

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